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TT File PhotoThe fate of James P. Hoffa (pictured, middle) is in the hands of an election appeals master. Kenneth Conboy heard appeals this week from challenger Tom Leedham and representatives of the TDU to block Hoffa’s election as Teamsters president.

The Dec. 22 deadline to comply with stiffer regulations on maintaining underground storage tanks has come and gone. Violators have until Feb. 12 to request EPA’s "minimal penalties" offer.

Some lawmakers want to tax heavy trucks by the miles they travel in Arkansas, to boost funding for state highway improvements.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice heard an earful about the consent decrees U.S. diesel engine makers were forced to agree to in order to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations.

The European Union Transport Commissioner is urging member nations to develop a new global satellite navigation and positioning system to compete with U.S. and Russian systems.

The House Transportation Committee is nearing its full size with the appointment of three new members.

Aero Industries acquired Tempco Trucking Tarp Systems of Phoenix, said Jim Tuerk, Aero’s president.

A Union Pacific executive told managers the company is aiming for big improvements in earnings for this year.

An ailing truck-making subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. will shut down an assembly plant in Japan and cut about 25 percent of its work force in a stepped-up restructuring drive, a major Japanese newspaper said Thursday.

A group of California law firms said it will sue diesel engine manufacturers on behalf of truckers for damages resulting from the deal to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.